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Review: OCTET at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
by Pia Haas - August 24, 2025
Through eight characters gathered in a church basement for a weekly support group, it asks us to face our own uneasy relationship with the internet—our dependence, our compulsions, our quiet addictions.
Review: CASTLING - A WORLD PREMIERE at Penguin Rep
by Peter Danish - August 23, 2025
This delightful comedy, penned by Anthony T. Goss and skillfully helmed by Daniel Boisrond, exudes a gentle ambition. See here for more details!
SOUVENIR Comes to the Blackfriars Theatre in September
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2025
Blackfriars Theatre will ring in their 76th season with the funny play, Souvenir, by Stephen Temperley, running September 4th-14th. Learn more about the show here!
THE OTHER SIDE OF HATE To Be Performed At Studio Theater In Exile @ Hudson Valley MOCA
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2025
The Other Side of Hate, choreographed by Sharon Simmons Wright, will be performed by Just the Place Adult Company at Studio Theater in Exile @ Hudson Valley MOCA in Peekskill, NY, on September 20–21.
Previews: TWO JUNES & NO JULY at Whippoorwill Theater
by Bruce Apar - August 15, 2025
Though based in Westchester, presenting its work within the county is a first for State of Play Productions, which has spent the past 10 years honing its craft by helping playwrights bring their work to stages in New York City.
Improv Teams Compete in 80s-Themed Comedy Challenge at Young Ethel’s
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2025
Three improv teams will go head-to-head at Young Ethel’s in That 80s Improv Challenge: Bad Comedian/Used Car Commercial Edition, creating scenes inspired by clips of bad stand-up comedy and over-the-top 1980s used car TV ads.
Hudson Jazz Festival Adds 20+ Free Citywide Concerts in October
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2025
The 2025 Hudson Jazz Festival has revealed its lineup of local musicians who will be performing at this year's free pop-up Sounds Around Town concert series. Learn more!
CHARMING DISASTER’S MUSICAL ORACLE Comes to The Rochester Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2025
NYC goth-folk cabaret duo Charming Disaster return to the Rochester Fringe with an interactive concert in which the duo’s original songs inspired by myth, magic, monsters, and mortality are selected by chance by audience members.
Aggy Dune To Make Rochester Fringe Festival Debut With UNPLUGGED, UNCENSORED & UNHINGED
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2025
Rochester drag icon Aggy Dune will make her long-awaited Rochester Fringe Festival debut with Aggy Dune: Unplugged, Uncensored & Unhinged, playing two nights only at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) on September 12 at 8:30 PM and September 17 at 7:30 PM.
THE ROAST OF GRAM PARSONS to be Presented at Fred's Dog House
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2025
The Roast Of Gram Parsons is coming to Fred's Dog House in August.
Submission Period Now Open for New Deal's Hudson Valley Theatre Festival 2026
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2025
The New Deal Creative Arts Center has announced that submissions are now officially open for the third annual Hudson Valley Theatre Festival, taking place May 1–3, 2026 at various venues throughout the scenic Hudson Valley.
Review: THE MATCHMAKER at Hudson Valley Shakespeare
by Pia Haas - July 25, 2025
Adapted in 1954 by Thornton Wilder from his earlier play The Merchant of Yonkers, The Matchmaker gained even greater fame when it was transformed into the beloved 1964 Broadway musical Hello, Dolly!. 
Review: SON OF ZEUS at Penguin Repertory Theatre
by Pia Haas - July 19, 2025
Penguin Rep Theatre, now in its 48th season, continues its tradition of intimate, compelling storytelling with the powerful world premiere, Son of Zeus. A one-man tour-de-force written and performed by Jimmy Georgiades.
Harrison Public Library Partners with Playwright Tara Meddaugh to Launch Immersive Quest
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2025
Searching for Booklings: Join the Quest! is a story-based installation inviting adventurers to jump into the mysterious and exciting world of long-lost library creatures known as Booklings.
Review: ONE-MAN SHOW SON OF ZEUS at Penguin Rep Theatre
by Bruce Apar - July 17, 2025
It may or may not be true that within each of us exists a book waiting to be written, or a full-length monologue of the story of our life waiting to be staged. But few of us have the kind of story to tell as fraught and fascinating as Jimmy Georgiades.
Review: EVITA Is Ever the Spectacle at Musicals at Richter
by Bruce Apar - July 13, 2025
In its current incarnation as the mainstage production of Musicals at RIchter (all of whose shows are performed under the stars at Richter Arts Center in Danbury, Connecticut), Evita’s undeniable spectacle remains joyfully intact – along with its other charms that easily hold an audience in its thrall throughout a thoroughly diverting couple of hours that move with potency, delivering numerous delights along the way.
THE ROAST OF GRAM PARSONS to Play Pete’s Candy Store This Month
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2025
The Roast of Gram Parsons comes to Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn on July 15—a dark musical comedy inspired by the wild true story of Gram Parsons’ posthumous adventure.
Elmwood Playhouse To Hold Auditions for THE PROM in August
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2025
Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack, NY will be holding auditions for its upcoming production of 'The Prom', book and lyrics by Chad Beguelin, book by Bob Martin, music by Matthew Sklar. Learn how to audition!
Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION at Town Players Of New Canaan
by Pia Haas - June 23, 2025
For many, the mention of The Shawshank Redemption instantly recalls the iconic 1994 film that brought Stephen King’s novella, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, to life. Etched into the American consciousness, it’s a slow-burn tale of cruelty, resilience, and—ultimately—hope.
Review: AFTER-PLAY Is Back on Stage, at YCP TheaterWorks
by Bruce Apar - June 20, 2025
How are conversations about death humorous? Ah, leave it to a trouper like Anne Meara to turn that trick, and she does so quite craftily. In this production, she is abetted by a strongly committed cast and director to bring her vision home with impact.
A GAY MASSEUR'S GUIDE TO HAPPY ENDINGS To Receive Reading At Bill Arning Exhibitions
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2025
A Gay Masseur's Guide to Happy Endings will receive a one-night-only reading at Bill Arning Exhibitions. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
JAGGED LITTLE PILL and More Set for White Plains Performing Arts Center 2025-2026 Mainstage Season
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2025
The White Plains Performing Arts Center has unveiled its 2025-2026 Mainstage Season which marks the professional theatre venue’s 23rd Season. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
James Monroe Iglehart, Ann Harada and More to Star in Vassar College 39th Powerhouse Theater Season
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2025
Vassar College has revealed initial cast members for the 39th Powerhouse Theater Season. Among the standouts include Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart and more. Learn more about the season here!
Review: MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET Delights at Penguin Rep Theatre
by Bruce Apar - June 13, 2025
In the confident and craftsmanlike hands of Mr. Dudzick and director Joe Brancato, the audience is treated to a breezy look at familial relations that is smartly informed by the writer’s abiding sense of balance between lighthearted banter and matters of faith, ambition, tolerance and family secrets that surface and hit home with the force of a torpedo, shattering a lifetime of misbegotten beliefs. 
Review: MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET at Penguin Rep
by Peter Danish - June 13, 2025
Tom Dudzick’s 'Miracle on South Division Street' arrives in Stony Point for a heartfelt revival, reaffirming its timeless charm—a blend of humor, family dynamics, and subtle spiritual warmth.

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